Choosing the perfect outdoor wedding venue is an exciting part of planning your special day, offering a wide array of picturesque settings to suit any couple's vision. A popular option is a lakeside venue, where the tranquil waters create a romantic backdrop. For those who feel a connection with nature, outdoor spaces in a woodland clearing can provide a magical and intimate atmosphere. Surrounded by trees and with dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves, a woodland wedding can feel like stepping into a fairy tale.
The natural beauty of the forest requires minimal decoration, allowing the lush greenery and rustic charm to speak for itself. Sun-soaked parks are another fantastic option, especially for couples looking for a more casual and open-air setting. Parks often offer expansive lawns, vibrant flower beds, and charming gazebos or pavilions, providing plenty of space for both the ceremony and reception. Alternatively, the garden of a country house offers an elegant and sophisticated option for an outdoor wedding. These venues often feature meticulously landscaped gardens, charming stone paths, and ornate fountains, providing a timeless and romantic setting. The grandeur of the country house serves as a stunning backdrop for wedding photos and adds a touch of historic charm.
Don’t forget that outdoor venues come with the unpredictability of the weather. While a beautiful sunny day is ideal, it's important to have a contingency plan in place for rain. Embracing the elements by taking cover in a stylish tipi or marquee can add an adventurous and cozy feel on your wedding day. Decorate with fairy lights, lanterns, and lush greenery to create a warm and inviting atmosphere, ensuring that your special day remains magical regardless of the weather.
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 2-100 Reception Capacity 2-150
Welcome to the Old Cow Shed. The cows have moved on, the shed has been completely renovated and it's now an absolute stunner of a wedding venue located in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside. We have a relaxed, informal approach here which allows you to plan your uniquely perfect wedding, exactly the way you want it.
Stoke on Trent , Staffordshire
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 10 - 130 Reception Capacity 175
Moddershall Oaks is a unique wedding venue in Nr Stone, Staffordshire. Couples can celebrate their momentous occasion surrounded by a captivating array of fairy lights spread throughout the trees and private woodland. With a peaceful atmosphere and an idyllic backdrop on the tranquil water's edge, this breath-taking setting will make your big day extra special.
Quendon, Essex
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 15-410 Reception Capacity 15-410
A picturesque mansion nestled in beautifully manicured grounds with deer roaming the landscape – Quendon Hall offers the perfect balance of elegance and grandeur, with a relaxed feel – simply stunning for weddings, Muliti cultural weddings and civil partnerships. After a fun night of celebrating you and your guest can retire to one of our 21 luxurious en-suite guests.
Handcross, West Sussex
Licensed for Marriage No Ceremony Capacity 2 - 200 Reception Capacity 2 - 200
If you’re dreaming of getting closer to nature on your big day, then you can’t go wrong with this picturesque wedding venue - The Wild Gardens at The Hyde Estate. Offering a stunning setting, you can personalise this idyllic space and transform it to suit your needs. The Hyde Estate invites a small number of couples each year to host a lakeside wedding reception between the months of May to September.
Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 2-150 Reception Capacity 2-150
From lush lawns with verdant borders, the idyllic pond and lustrous lake, apple orchard and bramble hedges to wilder things…wheat fields, bubbling brooks and starlit vistas, youʼll be overwhelmed by the variety of magical backdrops for your wedding photographs. The Country House lawn offers incredible views across the surrounding countryside setting of the stunning collection of listed stone barns which make up The Ashes Barns Venue.
West Deeping, Lincolnshire
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 150 Reception Capacity UNLIMITED
Your event, your way! Mr Molecey's Marvellous Mill is a glorious playground venue. The Granary is the perfect, adaptable backdrop. Whether you want your perfect day to be wonderfully romantic, dreamily intimate or daringly different, here you can let your imagination run wild. We will work with you to make your dreams come true.
Sudbury, Suffolk
Licensed for Marriage No Ceremony Capacity - Reception Capacity 180
A unique wedding venue set in the wonderful Suffolk countryside. Offering exclusive use of our 9 acre site, with lake, for weddings with up to 150 guests. We offer 4 different wedding packages to suit all budgets, with an option to add accommodation for up to 24 guests. We give you the freedom to book your own caterers, drinks, flowers and other services so that you get exactly what you envisioned for your celebration.
Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 5-100 Reception Capacity 5-60
Located on the northern coast of the beautiful Llŷn Peninsula overlooking Porthdinllaen Bay in a truly magical location, the former quarry village of Nant Gwrtheyrn provides the perfect setting for your wedding day. The Nant has its own mile long beach, a chapel, an impressive function room in which to host your wedding breakfast and evening celebrations and 4* overnight accommodation for you and your guests.
Ottery St. Mary , Devon
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity 80 Reception Capacity 100
A gorgeous blank canvas venue ready to make it your own. Outdoorsy? Creative? Planning a one, two or three night wedding? With farmhouse and glamping for 42 included, your guests can kick back, relax and enjoy the barn, stretch tent and unique outdoor ceremony spaces that'll be exclusively yours.
Totnes, Devon
Licensed for Marriage Yes Ceremony Capacity Unlimited Reception Capacity Unlimited
The ultimate exclusive private hire country house wedding party venue surrounded by 15 acres of gardens and grounds, hidden away in the Devon countryside with accommodation for up to 90 guests on site.